Palettes / Colors / #DDACDE
#DDACDE — Light Muted Pink
#DDACDE is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DDACDE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DDACDE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ACDEAB; it also sits naturally between #C4ABDE and #DEABC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDACDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 172, 222 |
| HSL | 299°, 43%, 77% |
| HSV | 299°, 23%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 23%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.76, 50.15, 75.74 |
| Yxy | 50.15, 0.3145, 0.2731 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.16, 26.25, -18.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.82, 25.83, -18.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDACDE
.text { color: #DDACDE; }
.background { background-color: #DDACDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 43%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDACDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDACDE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACDEAB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.90:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDACDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACDE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDACDE: ·
How #DDACDE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDACDE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDACDE?
#DDACDE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 172, 222). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACDE?
#DDACDE is RGB 221, 172, 222 — HSL 299°, 43%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDACDE?
Its complement is #ACDEAB; analogous partners are #C4ABDE and #DEABC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDACDE for text?
Black text on #DDACDE has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.